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THE RANDALL COUNTY NEW
S.
Vol. XII.
Canyon, Randall County Texas, Friday, February 19, 1909.
No. 47.
1 1 CANYON SUPPLY CP'S.
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FEBRUARY
Merchandise Movement
WE ARE GOING TO OFFER
UMMATCHABLE LOW PRICES
IN ALL DEPARTMENTS
Variety, Quality, Price Three Essentials that Omits Nothing
Until March 1st we are going to offer our entire stock of MEN'S PANTS
at 33 1-3 per cent discount; ranging in prices from $1 to $6, from
30 to 48 in waist. .
We are going to offer some of the rarest bargains in MEN'S SHIRTS
that was ever offered in this city.
One thing that we distinctly aim at in this business is that every
man who knows us, or who reads our ads, shall get the idea that this
is the store for quality in merchandise. We'd a good deal rather be
known as the right place for GOOD STUFF than as a place where you
can buy shoddy stuff. It is always easy to quote prices, but it's what
the price buys that counts.
We sell DEPEND-ON WEARABLES and we want you to know it.
We can't give you any better evidence of our DEPEND-ON quality
standards than that they're the best wearables that can be had at the
price at which we offer them.
Favorable Markets
were what our buyer found in the Dry Goods Market. He has just re
turned and reports that he bought the best line of goods at the lowest
prices that he has ever been able to get.
These Spring Goods
are beginning to arrive and all departments of our store are filling rap
idly with the nobbiest the market affords. The prices, too, are right--prices
that will induce the conservative buyer to purchase them. Let
us show you.
Canyon City Supply Go.
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Our
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to see that your dealing with our house is entirely satisfactory to you. In
order to do this we must give you courteous attention, good prices and the
best goods that money can buy.
It is Your Business
and you have the right to expect these three things when you are dealing
with a drug store. We have never before been so well prepared to meet
the requirements of the critical drug trade as at present. We are pleased
to know that there is not a drug store in the state west of Fort Worth which
has a more complete line of drugs than ours.
May Wc ScrVC YOU with courteous attention, good prices and the
best goods that money can buy?
THE CITY PHARMACY,
West Side of the Square
Joe Foster, Proprietor
PLUMBING,
Well and Windmill Work
Correctly done.
J. S. HARRISON
Phone 107 Canyon City
Carlsbad
Mineral
Water
At City Pharmacy
COMMISSIONERS'
AT HARD WORK.
FURTHER REPORTS FROM LABORS OF THE
COUNTY OFFICIALS LAST WEEK.
Contract Let for Furnishing Furniture for New
Court House Building Depository
Bond Approved.
That commissioners court cer
tainly had a strenuous time last
week, as we reported in our last
issue they had all that they could
possibly do. In fact they did not
get to finish their work and it
became necessary for them to
return here on Monday and fin
ish up their unfinished docket.
The court spent a great deal of
the lime during the last portion
of the week in considering the
various propositions for the furn
ishing of the court house. Every
one of .the salesmen present, and
there were quite a number of
them, desired to explain to the
court the excellencies of his
chosen line of furniture. And
the court had to hear them all in
order to arrive at the best inter
ests of the people of the county.
In addition the court had to
examine the bond of G. G. Fos
ter as county surveyor and also
the bond of the First National
bank of this city as the county
depository for the ensuing two
years. I loth these were exam
ined and approved.
The minutes of the court show
the following orders not reported
in our last issue.
The petition of the sheriff and
tax assessor for an increase in
their respective salaries were
examined and refused.
A large number of claims
against the county were checked
up, examined and approved.
Now comes to be considered
the bids of different agents offer
ing furniture for the courthouse
and the sealed bids being opened,
it was found that the Texas Seat
ing Company had bid the sum of
$1,110 and that the same was the
lowest bid, it is therefore order
ed by the court that the contract
to furnish said furniture be
awarded to said Texas Seating
Company and that it be paid said
amount out of the funds of Ran
dall county when said company
shall have installed said furni
ture in the new court house and
the same shall have been ap
proved and received by the com
missioners' court of said county.
The quarterly report of Cuin
mings and Foster, butchers, was
examined and approved.
The bond of G. G. Foster in
the sum of $1,000 as county sur
veyor, with G. (i. Foster asprin
pal and C- N. Harrison and J. C.
Pipkin as sureties, was examined
and approved.
The bond of the First National
bank of Canyon, as county de
pository, in -the sum of $10,000
with the bank as principal, and
L. T. lister, L. C. Lair, Travis
Shaw and 11. G. Oldham as sure
ties was examined and approved.
Taxes upon west half of sur
vey 141, in block 2, and the south
half and the northeast quarter of
survey 34, block 2, were adjusted
and certified copy of order to be
sent to the state comptroller.
The usual per diem of the ofti
cers of the court was allowed.
CITY COUNCIL MEETS.
Special Session Results in Change of Fire
Limits in City City to Buy
More Culverts.
The city council met at the
office of Judge Haney last Wed
nesday morning in special ses
sion to consider various matters
which were bothering the coun
cil, the principal one of which
was the matter of the fire limits.
After much discussion it was
decided that the limits be
changed so as to exclude the
north half of block 33, and the
south of block 51 from the limits.
This leaves the following blocks
inside the fire limits: The blocks
on the north, south, east and west
sides of the square, the blocks
on which the Victoria hotel is
situated as well as where the
Fulton Lumber company yard is
located, the north half of the
block in which the First National
bank and Thomas Brothers are
located, and the south half of the
block where Judge II aney's
office is.
The council also took some
steps towards the cleaning out of
the various culverts in this city
and instructed the street com
mittee to confer with the county
commissioners relative to the
kind of culverts which the county
proposed to purchase for the
county use and if the committee
saw proper to purchase some
new culverts for the city streets.
Some of the members were in
favor of the corrugated iron
while others advocated the vitri
fied tiling but the matter was
finally left with the committee.
Pertaining to street lights a
proposition was presented for
the installation of four large gas
lights on the square but no ac
tion was taken in the matter.
Some of the councilmen seem
to have something up their
sleeves relative to the water
works question and intimated
that some person or persons
might apply to the city for a
charter for the installation of a
plant provided they could secure
some encouragement lroin the
council. The different council-
men expressed themselves as
being very favorable to such a
plan and that they would do all
that they could legally do for the
enterprise but no definite propo
sition was submitted to the un
known persons.
During the meeting Charley
Burrow appeared before the
body and made one of his very
nice and muchly appreciated
talks. In fact he is getting to
be quite a public speaker on cer
tain occasions.
Arrested
a cough that has been hanging
on for over two months by taking
Ballard's Horehound Syrup. If
you have a cough, don't wait
stop it at once with this wonder
ful remedy. Splendid for
coughs, cold on chest, bronchitis
and pulmonary troubles. Price
25c, 50c and $1.00. Sold by A.
II. Thompson, The Leading
Druggist.
C. Berchtbill of Garwin, Iowa,
together with several of his
friends, was in this city this
week. They expect to invest in
Randall county lands and are
well pleased with the outlook
here. He stated that the Pan
handle had exceeded his expec
tatiens and that the people of
this country ought to take active
steps to let the world know just
what the Panhandle country is
COUNTY COURT
IS IN SESSION.
LIGHT DOCKET IN BOTH CRIMINAL AND
CIVIL BUSINESS FOR CONSIDERATION.
Not Necessary for Regular Jury to be Sum
moned for This Term Will Almost
Clear the Dockets.
Good Garden Truck.
John Knight had on exhibition
in this city this week some very
tine heads of cabbage, some
turnips and some onions that
were very tine indeed. They
were all raised in this county on
his land last year and have been
kept through the winter in pits.
The cabbage was large, white
and very tender and solid as any
we have ever seen while the turn
ips and onions were large and
were tine specimens of their re
spective kind.
Hale County Herald Burned.
Last Monday morning was the
time set for the regular Febru
ary term of the county court of
this county and the court met
promptly. There is the lightest
docket almost in the history of
this court there being very few
cases to be tried and the crimi
nal cases which are coming un
der the attention of this term are
of a very triflliug nature being
principally the four indictments
found by the grand jury in mis
demeanor cases.
Yesterday the court was con
cerned in the trying of the case
ofR. W. O'Keefe against The
Pecos and Northern Texas Rail
way company arising on account
of delay in the shipment of live
stock to markets. This case
was on trial when our last notes
of the transactions of the court
were taken.
Lawyers who are attending the
court seem to think that almost
the entire docket will be cleaned
up during the term and that
nearly every case which will be
on the dockets at the next term
will have to be new ones. There
was such a light docket that
Judge llenson did not seem to
think that it was necessary to
summon the regular jury chosen
and therefore no jury list was
sent out. A special jury was
picked up Wednesday to try the
O'Keefe case against the railway.
The minutes and dockets
showed the following orders yes
terday morning:
State of Texas, No. 2y'.), vs. El
Rusk; Plea of guilty and tine as
sessed at $3.00 with costs which
were paid.
State of Texas, No. 287, vs.
Forrest Hitchcock, divulging the
secrets of the Grand Jury. Set
for Thursday, Feb. 25.
Rockwell Bros, it Co. No. 20,
Silas Lake et al, continued to
lerfect service.
R. W. O'Keefe, No, 20'.), vs.
Pecos and Northern Texas Rail
way Company et als, damages;
Motion of Defendant for appoint
ment of court stenographer
granted and George A. Work
appointed with fees at $5.00 per
day for services. 1 his 'ase was
on trial yesterday morning be
fore a jury.
M. Wakefield, No. 2;, vs Pecos
and Northern Texas Railway
Company et als; George A. Work
appointed stenographer at $5.00
per day for services. Plaintiff
granted leave to amend. This is
the next case set for trial.
J. W. Cummings, No. 2"? I, vs.
Pecos and Northern Texas Rail
way, damages. No orders.
State of Texas, No. 2-w, vs.
Drunkenness in public
Reports to this city on Tues
day states that the entire
plant of the Hale County Herald
at Plainview was burned on
Monday morning. The entire
plant was a complete loss, the
loss beinc estimated at about
$3,000.00 with a small amount of
insurance.
Mrs. M. A. Bogar has returned
from a month's visit at her old
home in Illinois. She was ac
companied by her daughter,
Mrs. A. B. Dills, who will visit
here for some time.
place; No arrests shown and no
orders made.
State of Texas, No. 2'J0, vs. L.
C. Johnston, keeping a disorder
ly house; no orders.
State of Texas, No. 2J1, vs.
, Aggravated assault; No
arrests shown and no orders
made.
There have been a few orders
made for the probate dockets
but they have not yet been re
corded in the probate minutes.
Normal Bill Passes House.
Advices to this city state that
the bill pending before the legis
lature for the establishment of a
State Normal school in western
Texas passed the house by a safe
majority.